[python-uk] Re: UK Python Conference 2004- pre-announcement

[Tim Couper]

Tim,

Python UK is a great opportunity to meet up with other
pythoneers, and get insights into techniques and
tricks- both at meetings and off-piste ...

It's hosted within the ACCU conference for "win-win"
cost reasons, and the relationship with that
organisation has been positive and helpful (and ACCU
has a wider interest than just C& C++).

Tim



--- Tim Diggins <subscribed at red56.co.uk> wrote: > Hi
Andy and others,
> 
> as a new-comer, or non-comer, to Python conferences
> [to date, at least], and
> a previous lurker on this list, can I ask a few
> questions - 
> 
> Despite the name of the overall conf. - the Python
> strand isn't primarily
> for C developers of python, right? The paper titles
> look interesting and
> very python-centric. Coming from a relatively
> unorthodox computing
> background, I have no C/C++ ancestry to fall back
> on, and don't want to
> shell out hard-earned dosh on something that would
> turn out to be too
> incomprehensible. (I mean there's always that risk
> with any conference, but
> I don't want to stack the odds exceptionally).
> 
> Also, is this list a reasonable one for putting out
> calls for assistance
> whether (a) python subcontractors or (b) python
> specific-area
> consultants/mentors - or is there a better place for
> that?
> 
> Also (while I'm in the flow of asking questions),
> I'm scrabbling around for
> a replacement UI simulation-building (prototyping)
> tool (I'm a
> UI/Interaction designer most of the time and I've am
> dissatisfied by my
> previous and current tools (Director, Photoshop,
> Illustrator, Powerpoint,
> and hand-rolling various programmatic solutions) and
> was wondering whether
> anyone had any pointers on papers or reviews of
> python-based prototyping /
> rapid development frameworks - (like
> BoaConstructor/Pype/PythonCard) so I
> can balance them against the graphical-ease /
> designer-focus of things like
> Flash (or Norpath Studio Elements, or Director for
> that matter). (Ultimately
> I'm looking for a protoyping holy grail, but at
> least I know that). Any
> pointers or comments useful.
> 
> Hope I haven't gone too widely offtopic, but I'm not
> sure what's exactly
> ontopic !
> 
> 
> Tim 
> 
> ---------------------------
>   Tim Diggins
>   http://www.red56.co.uk/people/tim
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: python-uk-bounces at python.org 
> > [mailto:python-uk-bounces at python.org] On Behalf Of
> Tim Couper
> > Sent: 05 February 2004 10:54
> > To: UK Python Users
> > Subject: RE: [python-uk] Re: UK Python Conference
> 2004- 
> > pre-announcement
> > 
> > 
> > Andy,
> > 
> > What a great job you've done in putting this all
> > together! With regard to an earlier email (Michael
> > Hudson), it might be worthwhile providing an
> > opportunity during Fri/Sat for interested
> individuals
> > to discuss the way that PyUK 2005 is organised ( -
> > spreading the load and all that).
> > 
> > Tim
> > 
> >  --- Andy Robinson <andy at reportlab.com> wrote: > >
> >
> > In a nutshell: there was not a call for papers,
> > > the ACCU 
> > > > > prefer to "design" a programme and had very
> > > strong views
> > > > > on the kind of event they wanted to "bring
> > > Python back
> > > > > into the fold".
> > > > 
> > > > Here was me not being aware that Python was
> ever
> > > IN the fold... what a
> > > > strange thing to say.
> > > 
> > > It's my wording attempting to sum up a general
> > > feeling
> > > shared by the ACCU conference-organizing list. 
> I
> > > think
> > > I worded it a bit better in the announcement.
> The
> > > good news 
> > > is that all these people regard Python as a full
> > > equal to Java 
> > > and C++ with its own niche, found our crowd very
> > > interesting,
> > > and even tried very hard to get Guido back as
> lead
> > > speaker.
> > > (Sadly he did not dare commit to 4 events this
> > > year.)
> > > 
> > > - Andy
> > > 
> > > 
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